Families caring for families
December 28, 2015
by: Amy Getter, who blogs regularly at hospicediary.com “A nation’s greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members.”…
Transfers from the Hospital to Nursing Home: An F- Grade For Quality
August 26, 2013
Huge numbers of older persons transition from hospitals to the nursing home. Often, an older hospitalized patient needs skilled nursing…
Length of Stay in Nursing Homes at the End of Life
August 26, 2010
One out of every four of us will die while residing in a nursing home. For most of us, that…
Jennie Chin Hansen: New CEO of the American Geriatrics Society
March 22, 2010
All Posts · American Geriatrics Society · Geriatrics · Health Policy · Long Term Care · Nursing Homes · Seniors
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) gave us good reason to be optimistic about the future of our organization when it…
Feeding Tubes in Advanced Dementia: It’s all About Location
February 10, 2010
Feeding tubes are often placed in the hospital setting for patients with advanced dementia, even though there is pretty much a lack…
How should we counsel frail nursing home residents about dialysis?
October 24, 2009
Last weeks New England Journal of Medicine was a treasure trove of geriatrics and palliative care. In addition to the…
End Stage Dementia: A Terminal Disease Needing Palliative Care
October 18, 2009
There is an important article in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine authored by Dr. Susan…